In an interview with PEP.ph, Kathelyn said that she asked Pia to grace her spa’s opening after she sponsored the beauty queen and her entourages’ trip to Brunei. However, Pia was a no-show, which disappointed her. She even said that she heard Pia was already bad-mouthing her so she quickly took to social media to air her side.

However a few days after, she retracted her statement and said it was all just a “misunderstanding.”

“I just [talked] to Jonas (Gaffud) the manager of Pia thru phone, [and] after our long conversation we found out [from] each other [that] the cause of trouble is MISUNDERSTANDING between me and PIA and surrounded by us [sic]. Jonas explained everything to me. What is the true happening [sic]. All the damages was [sic] done. I am so sorry po kung ano nasabi ko kasi sobra [akong] nasaktan and I believe nasaktan din si Pia. Both of us ay nasaktan kaya both of us say [sic] sorry for everything at tao lang po tayo lahat para di magkamali. Minsan 'pag galit 'di na natin alam nasasabi kaya sorry sa mga nasabi ko below the belt. Jonas, the manager of Pia, and I are ok and we end [sic] our conversation happy and both of us [said] sorry for everything. God bless us all,” she wrote in her photo’s caption.

Pia’s manager Jonas Gaffud also released a statement regarding the issue, which echoed Kathelyn’s statement.